Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (MXIM ) reported net revenue of $566 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 ended June 25, 2016, a 2% increase from the $555 million revenue recorded in the prior quarter, and a 3% decrease from the same quarter of last year.

Tunc Doluca, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "In our June quarter, we surpassed the $100 million dollar quarterly revenue mark in Automotive, and the business grew 30% over the same quarter last year. Through solid execution on our manufacturing transformation, we achieved 64% gross margin and met a key milestone by exceeding 30% operating margin in the quarter." Mr. Doluca continued, "We are confident in our ability to continue improving profitability, drive free cash flow growth, and maintain leadership in the return of cash to shareholders. As a result, we announced a 10% increase in our dividend."

Fiscal Year 2016 Fourth Quarter Results Based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), diluted earnings per share in the June quarter was a $0.32 profit. The results were affected by pre-tax special items which primarily consisted of $42 million in charges related to acquisitions, and $14 million in charges related to restructuring activities. GAAP earnings per share, excluding special items was $0.49. An analysis of GAAP versus GAAP excluding special items is provided in the last table of this press release.

Cash Flow Items At the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, total cash, cash equivalents and short term investments were $2.23 billion, an increase of $370 million from the prior quarter. Notable items included:

-- Cash flow from operations: $254 million

-- Proceeds from term loan: $250 million

-- Capital expenditures: $22 million

-- Proceeds from asset sales: $35 million

-- Dividends: $85 million ($0.30 per share)

-- Stock repurchases: $90 million

Business Outlook The Companys 90-day backlog at the beginning of the September 2016 quarter was $363 million. Based on the beginning backlog and expected turns, results for the September 2016 quarter are expected to be as follows:

-- Revenue: $540 million to $580 million

-- Gross Margin: 61% to 63% GAAP (63% to 65% excluding special items)

-- EPS: $0.40 to $0.46 GAAP ($0.44 to $0.50 excluding special items)

Maxim Integrateds business outlook does not include the potential impact of any special items related to restructuring activity, acquisitions, or other business combinations that may be completed during the quarter.

Dividend A cash dividend of $0.33 per share will be paid on September 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on August 18, 2016. This represents a 10% increase in the dividend compared to the prior quarter.

Conference Call Maxim Integrated has scheduled a conference call on July 21 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 and its business outlook. To listen via telephone, dial (866) 802-4305 (toll free) or (703) 639-1317. This call will be webcast by Shareholder.com and can be accessed at the Companys website at investor.maximintegrated.com.

A presentation summarizing financial information to be discussed on the conference call is posted at investor.maximintegrated.com.

Non-GAAP MeasuresTo supplement the consolidated financial results prepared under GAAP, Maxim Integrated uses non-GAAP measures which are adjusted from the most directly comparable GAAP results to exclude special items related to intangible asset amortization; accelerated depreciation; other costs of goods sold; impairment of long-lived assets; impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; severance and restructuring; and other operating expenses (income), net; fiscal year 2015 and 2014 research & development tax credits, and other income tax effects and adjustments. Management uses these non-GAAP measures internally to make strategic decisions, forecast future results and evaluate Maxim Integrateds current performance. Many analysts covering Maxim Integrated use the non-GAAP measures as well. Given managements use of these non-GAAP measures, Maxim Integrated believes these measures are important to investors in understanding Maxim Integrateds current and future operating results as seen through the eyes of management. In addition, management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in enabling them to better assess changes in Maxim Integrateds core business across different time periods. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with or an alternative to GAAP financial data and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies non-GAAP financial measures, even if they have similar names. The non-GAAP measures displayed in the table above include the following:

GAAP Gross Profit Excluding Special ItemsThe use of GAAP gross profit excluding special items allows management to evaluate the gross margin of the Companys core businesses and trends across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including intangible asset amortization, accelerated depreciation, and other costs of goods sold. In addition, it is an important component of managements internal performance measurement and reward process as it is used to assess the current and historical financial results of the business, for strategic decision making, preparing budgets and forecasting future results. Management presents GAAP gross profit excluding special items to enable investors and analysts to evaluate our revenue generation performance relative to the direct costs of revenue of Maxim Integrateds core businesses.

GAAP Operating Expenses Excluding Special ItemsThe use of GAAP operating expenses excluding special items allows management to evaluate the operating expenses of the Companys core businesses and trends across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including intangible asset amortization; impairment of long-lived assets; impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; severance and restructuring, and other operating expenses (income), net. In addition, it is an important component of managements internal performance measurement and reward process as it is used to assess the current and historical financial results of the business, for strategic decision making, preparing budgets and forecasting future results. Management presents GAAP operating expenses excluding special items to enable investors and analysts to evaluate our core business and its direct operating expenses.

GAAP Provision for Income Taxes Excluding Special ItemsThe use of a GAAP provision for income taxes excluding special items allows management to evaluate the provision for income taxes across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including the tax provision impact of pre-tax special items. In fiscal year 2016, we began using a long-term tax rate to compute the GAAP provision for income taxes excluding special items. This long-term tax rate considers the income tax impact of pre-tax special items; assumes the Federal research tax credit remains in effect throughout the entire year, and eliminates the effects of significant non-recurring and period specific tax items which vary in size and frequency. We are using a long-term tax rate of 18%, which is the weighted average of our normalized fiscal year GAAP tax rate excluding special items over a four year period that includes the past three fiscal years plus the current fiscal year. We will review the long-term tax rate on an annual basis and whenever events occur that may materially affect the long-term tax rate such as tax law changes; significant changes in our geographic earnings mix; or changes in our corporate structure.

GAAP Net Income and GAAP Net Income per Share Excluding Special ItemsThe use of GAAP net income and GAAP net income per share excluding special items allow management to evaluate the operating results of Maxim Integrateds core businesses and trends across different reporting periods on a consistent basis, independent of special items including intangible asset amortization; accelerated depreciation; other costs of goods sold; impairment of long-lived assets; impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets; severance and restructuring; and other operating expenses (income), net; fiscal year 2015 and 2014 research & development tax credits; and other income tax effects and adjustments. In addition, they are important components of managements internal performance measurement and reward process as it is used to assess the current and historical financial results of the business, for strategic decision making, preparing budgets and forecasting future results. Management presents GAAP net income and GAAP net income per share excluding special items to enable investors and analysts to understand the results of operations of Maxim Integrateds core businesses and to compare our results of operations on a more consistent basis against that of other companies in our industry.

"Safe Harbor" StatementThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include the Companys business outlook and financial projections for its first quarter of fiscal 2017 ending in September 2016, which includes revenue, gross margin and earnings per share, as well as the Companys belief in its ability to continue improving profitability, drive free cash flow growth, and maintain leadership in the return of cash to shareholders. These statements involve risk and uncertainty. Actual results could differ materially from those forecasted, based upon, among other things, general market and economic conditions, market developments that could adversely affect the growth of the mixed-signal analog market, product mix shifts, the loss of all or a substantial portion of our sales to one of our large customers, customer cancellations and price competition, as well as other risks described in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015 (the "10-K") and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after the 10-K. The Form 10-K may be found at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/743316/000074331615000029/maxim10-kfy2015.htm.

All forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date hereof, based on the information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

About Maxim IntegratedMaxim is bringing new levels of analog integration to automotive, cloud data center, mobile consumer, and industrial applications. Were making technology smaller, smarter, and more energy efficient, so that our customers can meet the demands of an integrated world. Learn more at http://www.maximintegrated.com .